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When and Where.
I don’t really try to limit myself or reward myself. Lots of times, when I’m working or riding (I get around on a motorcycle) or socializing, I can’t smoke. When I can , I do. But I make time, especially for a morning smoke, even if it requires getting up really early. So the time I find or...- makhorkasmoker
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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$25 Cased French Briar Ropp Golden Burl
I always click the latest deal Mr. Lee has found. When I search eBay for bargains, I usually find chewed up stems, cracked shanks, beat up stummels, or at least shapes I don’t care for- makhorkasmoker
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Running out of Tobacco
If there are tobacco growers in Uganda, you might consider finding a local source and blending your own- makhorkasmoker
- Post #2
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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That Lovin' Feeling...for Manure!
I’ve always thought some c&d blends have that odor because they don’t give the components time to marry before shipping it out. I have recreated the smell, not intentionally, by blending their dark and white burley with perique. The odor intensifies when you add a bit of Turkish and Latakia—but...- makhorkasmoker
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Modern Burleys vs. Codger Burleys
Heat treated burley has a particular flavor. I anyway taste it in velvet, SWR, ready rubbed, and even under all those toppings in mixture 79. I am not a fan of that flavor, which is why if I’m going to smoke something “codgerish” I prefer crooner. The burley in that one does not have that heat...- makhorkasmoker
- Post #51
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Modern Burleys vs. Codger Burleys
My personal theory is that the first step in making a codger blend is heat treating the burley, either by toasting or some other method. To me , most codger blends, except oddballs like 5 brothers, taste like heat treated burley with various casings and toppings. It’s the heat treatment that...- makhorkasmoker
- Post #48
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Who Makes Replacement Stems?
Norwoods did a great job for me, but I was getting a tenon replaced- makhorkasmoker
- Post #11
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Options for a Broken Tenon?
If you like the pipe, it may well be worth repairing professionally—even if the cost is that of the pipe. In my experience, the less expensive pipes are gambles, so if I wind up with a good one I get someone who knows what they’re doing to do the repairs if it breaks. I just spent $45 ...- makhorkasmoker
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Need Some Advice on DIY Blending
I second starting with straight mostly unadulterated blenders. C&d has a good selection. I like whole leaf even better. I’d start with basic bases. Get a feel for them. See which suits you. Then add the condiments bit by bit. As for marrying, it matters more for me with certain tobaccos...- makhorkasmoker
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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A Fascinating Video..........
It makes me want to get a tsuge- makhorkasmoker
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What Was Your First "I Gotta Buy 5 Pounds of This Stuff!" Tobacco?
C&D Dark Burley was my first five pound order. I switched to a home blend of WLT Kentucky burley, dark air cured, and burley red tips. Now I buy 5 pounds of those- makhorkasmoker
- Post #14
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Any Podcast Fans? What Are Your Favorites?
I listen to Stephen west’s Philosophize This! And also the British philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites- makhorkasmoker
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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Shortening Pipes
I have sometimes considered having a shorter stem fitted, but only when I need the stem replaced anyway. If the shank is short, and the original stem long, you might create a nose warmer-ish pipe this way. But I haven’t actually tried this yet- makhorkasmoker
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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What are You Reading Now?
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- Post #922
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why Are There So Few Burley Flakes Available?
I smoke whole leaf Kentucky burley regularly, straight or blended with red tips (the upper leaves of the burley plant) and dark air cured. It has never caused me any issues—especially compared to cased, topped burley or burley blended with Virginia or perique. But I am apparently an odd pipe...- makhorkasmoker
- Post #43
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Why Are There So Few Burley Flakes Available?
I’d love to try a truly straight burley flake with no casings or toppings or toasting either, but so far as I know this doesn’t exist. I wonder if it’s even possible to make a flake without some kind of sauce to help hold things together.- makhorkasmoker
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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A Question On Types of Burley
Thank you for those posts. I would like to add that serious heirloom gardeners/farmers, whether of tobacco or vegetables, go to a lot of trouble to prevent seeds from cross-pollinating to preserve the line.- makhorkasmoker
- Post #11
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
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- Post #898
- Forum: General Discussion
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Surviving On Five Brothers Pipe Tobacco!
I find un-toasted burley, especially dark burley, to be a good bit stronger, nic-wise, than dark fired Kentucky, tho flavor wise, the dark fired is more powerful, due to smoke taste- makhorkasmoker
- Post #53
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Surviving On Five Brothers Pipe Tobacco!
5 bros may be “dark burley “—the air cured upper leaves of the burley tobacco plant—but it’s not fire cured. Prince Albert, velvet, and other otc brands are mild, I think, because they heat treat the burley. That’s what I taste anyway when I smoke them, a toasted burley base- makhorkasmoker
- Post #51
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion